This story is from March 18, 2018

India vs Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy Final - India beat Bangladesh by four wickets

Dinesh Karthik probably played the knock of his life scoring 29 off just eight balls including a six over the cover on the last ball to help India pull off sensational four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the Nidahas Trophy final in Colombo.
India vs Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy Final - India beat Bangladesh by four wickets
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Key Highlights
  • Dinesh Karthik smashed a six off the last ball to help India beat Bangladesh
  • Mustafizur Rahman scalped Manish Pandey (28) in the 18th over
  • Nazmul Islam dismissed Rohit Sharma (56) in the 14th over
  • Sabbir Rahman (77) helped Bangladesh post 166/8 after sent into bat
As it happened: India vs Bangladesh, Final
Dinesh Karthik probably played the knock of his life scoring 29 off just eight balls including a six over the cover on the last ball to help India pull off sensational four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series final in Colombo.
It's all over! Dinesh Karthik smashed a six off the last ball to help India beat Bangladesh
OVERS 19.5: OUT! Soumya Sarkar got rid of Vijay Shankar (17).
India 162/6, need five to win
OVERS 19: 22 RUNS! Dinesh Karthik scored 22 off Rubel's over. India 155/5, need 12 in the final over
150 up for India in 18.5 overs
OVERS 18.3: 6,4,6! Dinesh Karthik scored 14 off his first three balls to keep India alive. India 149/5, need 18 off nine balls
OVERS 18: OUT! Mustafizur Rahman scalped Manish Pandey (28) and also gave away just one run (that too a leg bye) in the over. India 133/5, need 34 off 12 balls
OVERS 16: Manish Pandey 25* and Vijay Shankar 6* took India to 123/4. Target - 167

OVERS 15: India 115/4, need 52 more to win in 30 balls
100 up for India in 13.4 overs
OVERS 13.2: OUT! Nazmul Islam got the big wicket, Rohit Sharma gone for 56. India 98/4
Big wicket for Bangladesh. And big setback for India as they lost their skipper at the wrong time. Rohit scored 56 off 42 balls which included three sixes and four boundaries.
OVERS 11.1: FIFTY No. 14 for Rohit Sharma off 35 balls. India 87/3 - Target 167
OVERS 9.3: OUT! Rubel Hossain dismissed KL Rahul (24). India 83/3
Rahul hit a six and two fours for his 14-ball 24 and added 51 runs for the third wicket with Rohit Sharma
OVERS 8: Rohit Sharma 45* and KL Rahul 17* took India to 72/2. Target 167
OVERS 5.2: 50 comes up for India in chase of 167
OVERS 3.3: OUT! Suresh Raina fell for a duck. India 32/2 in chase of 167
OVERS 2.4: OUT! Shakib Al Hasan dismissed Shikhar Dhawan (10). India 32/1 in chase of 167
OVERS 2: Good start for India as Rohit Sharma (21*) took the score to 24/0
OVERS 20: 18 RUNS! Shardul Thakur conceded 18 in the last over as Bangladesh posted 166/8 against India
Sabbir Rahman's quick fifty helped Bangladesh score 166/8 against India in the final of the Nidahas Trophy at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Rahman, who scored 77 off 50 balls, made sure that the fall of regular wickets did not hamper Bangladesh from posting a challenging total.
150 up for Bangladesh in 19.1 overs
OVERS 18.3: OUT! Jaydev Unadkat clean bowled Rubel Hossain for 0. Bangladesh 148/8
OVERS 18.2: OUT! Jaydev Unadkat clean bowled Sabbir Rahman for 77 (50 balls). Bangladesh 147/7
OVERS 18.1: India lost another review, this time too for LBW against Sabbir Rahman. Bangladesh 147/6
OVERS 17.3: India's review for LBW against Sabbir Rahman unsuccessful. Bangladesh 136/6
OVERS 16.5: OUT! Another run out. This time Shakib Al Hasan fell for 7. Bangladesh 133/6
OVERS 15.3: FIFTY No. 4 for Sabbir Rahman off 37 balls. Bangladesh 118/5
OVERS 14.2: OUT! Mahmudullah run out for 21 after a mix-up with Sabbir Rahman. Bangladesh 104/5
100 up for Bangladesh in 14 overs
OVERS 13: Sabbir Rahman (33) and Mahmudullah (16) took Bangladesh to 90/4
OVERS 10.1: OUT! Third wicket for Yuzvendra Chahal, got rid of Mushfiqur Rahim (9). Bangladesh 68/4
OVERS 10: Sabbir Rahman 28* and Mushfiqur Rahim 9* took Bangladesh to 68/3
OVERS 8: 14 RUNS! Sabbir Rahman smacked Vijay Shankar for a six and a four in consecutive balls and scored 14 runs in the over. Bangladesh 59/3
50 up fro Bangladesh in 7.2 overs
OVERS 5: OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal struck again in the same over, scalped Soumya Sarkar for 1. Bangladesh 33/3
OVERS 4.2: OUT! Shardul Thakur took a superb catch at long-on boundary. Yuzvendra Chahal struck in his second ball, dismissed Tamim Iqbal (15). Bangladesh 27/2
OVERS 3.2: OUT! Washington Sundar gave India an early breakthrough, Liton Das gone for 11. Bangladesh 27/1
OVERS 3: 13 RUNS! Jaydev Unadkat gave away 13 runs in his second over. Bangladesh 26/0
OVERS 2.2: SIX! Liton Das smacked Jaydev Unadkat over sweeper cover for first maximum of the match. Bangladesh 22/0
OVERS 2: Tidy start by Washington Sundar, gave away just four runs. Bangladesh 13/0
OVER 1: Tamim Iqbal flicked the last ball for a four. Bangladesh 9/0
Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das started the Bangladesh innings. Jaydev Unadkat with the ball for India
TOSS - India win toss and opt to bowl against Bangladesh
One change for India - Jaydev Unadkat replaced Mohammed Siraj. Bangladesh unchanged
Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik (w), Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (w), Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Nazmul Islam
PITCH REPORT
"This is a super hard wicket. It looks a beautiful wicket. The new ball will fly through. The game goes on, it will a bit of spin. The slower bouncer, the knuckle ball might come into play late in the game. 180-190 should be a good score." -- Brett Lee
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